Other Views: A time for more speech in the face of bias, bigotry

7:55 PM,
Feb. 4, 2014

Written by

gene policinski
First Amendment

One of the most difficult times for the public image of the First Amendment is when its protection for freedom of expression means sheltering speech that most people find offensive, degrading or vile.

Arizona State University just cut ties with a fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon, over a party that the local chapter hosted on Martin Luther King Day.

At that party, based on photos later posted on social web sites, frat members and others dressed in what's been described as "gang clothing," flashed gang hand signals and drank from watermelon cups. ...